More really cool stuff today… will post shortly.
]]>“Well internet cafe is a robustly flexible concept is it not?….It was estimated by the people at LMC and it’s the probable number of ‘rentable’ pc’s…call them cafes if you want (or not)…They should have put an asterisk… but if you prefer a more formal number I would halve it….”
]]>It’s not just tech that suffers from lack of homegrown input – many who fled during the civil wars simply haven’t returned, so every sector has suffered. Lack of local expertise is chronic, and it’s still very early days in terms of the transition from UN/NGO-supported institutions, so there are many challenges, as you say. I found some high points though – in West Point, a huge slum tacked on to Monrovia, a thriving women’s collective had organised a clothing business with accompanying e-commerce site.
@Nate @Miquel there are loads of roadside shacks where those with generators charge mobiles for a small fee, this – alongside hairdressers – was the most active business I saw, even outside Monrovia.
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